fix(shared): html_render pages show for Grok threads#35434
Grok CLI reports MCP tool results as {type:'MCP', output:{OkayOutput:''}}. readResult in packages/shared/src/toolOutput.ts only went into structuredContent/content, so compactDynamicToolOutput found no htmlRender and htmlRenderFromToolItem returned undefined for Grok's html_render items. The fix: readResult now also descends into output.OkayOutput, with the existing depth, node and byte limits. Every consumer of htmlRenderFromToolItem (the web session-logic, mobile threadActivity, server attachmentStore, guest share and thread search) now builds the html-render entry for Grok. In the ACP adapter, the completed html_render branch now gets a reportedPage and claims the published page by attachmentId, so the wrapper-input mismatch the issue describes no longer matters on the success path. No adapter change was needed. There is no new regex or parser: the change is a property read on an already-parsed object, and the JSON.parse of the OkayOutput string runs under the existing MAX_PARSED_BYTES (16 KiB) / MAX_ENVELOPE_DEPTH (4) / MAX_ENVELOPE_NODES (128) limits, so adversarial input is linear in at most 16 KiB. I reproduced the bug with the branch's failing htmlRender.test.ts row (it returned undefined) before the fix. I did not rerun a live Grok turn against the fix.
Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#23714
Reproduction on main
On origin/main f03db4fbef, started a dev server with T3CODE_DEV_SEED=0 (fresh database), added a scratch git project with t3 project add, enabled a grok provider instance (driver grok) in the worktree's own .t3 settings, and ran node apps/server/src/bin.ts thread start --provider grok --model grok-4.7 --wait <project> "Show me a pie chart ... Use the t3-code html_preview tool, then the t3-code html_render tool ..." with Grok CLI 1.0.77. The turn completed: html_preview and html_render both succeeded, and the page was written to /.t3/userdata/attachments/-...-html.html. The stored turn item (type dynamic_tool, status completed, toolName t3-code.html_render) has input {tool_name:'t3-code__html_render', tool_input:{...}, variant:'UseTool'} and output {"type":"MCP","tool_name":"html_render","server_name":"t3-code","output":{"OkayOutput":"{"htmlRender":{"attachmentId":...},"message":"Shown to the reader above your reply..."}"}}. This is the reporter's envelope; the ACP adapter's takeHtmlRender fallback did not rewrite it. Opening the thread in the web client showed only the agent's reply 'The pie uses the made-up totals...' with no iframe or card above it. Setup note: on this VM, Grok 1.0.77 advertises only the 'grok.com' auth method while T3 requires the advertised 'xai.api_key' (raw ACP showed authenticate with xai.api_key works anyway). To open a session I disabled that check in AcpSessionRuntime.ts in my local checkout only; nothing on the html_render path was changed. Failing test: one row added to the htmlRenderFromToolItem table in packages/shared/src/htmlRender.test.ts; it returns undefined on main.
Evidence
Replayed the reported Grok MCP output.OkayOutput envelope with an identical synthetic chart attachment and completed reply on both commits. Opened the thread and waited for message syncing to finish. Environment: Chromium, 1280×800, light theme, fresh databases, seeding disabled.
The scenario failed on base and passed on head. Visual inspection confirmed no chart on base and the chart inline above the reply on head.
| Before | After |
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| Before: reply without chart | After: chart above reply |
| f03db4fbef | 552bf9625d |
| Before recording | After recording |
Scope: this proves rendering of the reported envelope through replay; it does not rerun live Grok authentication or execute html_preview/html_render themselves.
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Not shown:
- Live Grok authentication and actual html_preview/html_render execution were not rerun. The scenario supplied the synthetic attachment and replayed the reported completed tool-result envelope through the real app.
Tests
vp test run src/htmlRender.test.ts (packages/shared): 1 failed before the fix, 16/16 passed after; vp test run src/htmlRender.test.ts src/toolOutput.test.ts: 28/28 passed; vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (35 packages) and tests (3 files, 30 tests) all passed.
Not in this change
- The ACP adapter's takeHtmlRender fallback (used when no reference is reported) still passes Grok's {tool_name, tool_input, variant} wrapper as the page input; unwrapping tool_input there would only matter if Grok ever drops the result, and it isn't needed for this bug.
- Grok's error variant of the envelope (presumably output.ErrorOutput) is not recognised as a failure by readResult; I didn't observe it in this report.
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Checks
Added 2 commits
Approvability
Verdict: Approved at 552bf96
Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Grok-wrapped tool results now use the existing parsing path so HTML pages can appear in threads. Existing parsing limits, reference validation and tool-name checks remain in place.
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Thread transfer impact
✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.
| Provider | Metric | Main baseline | This PR | Impact | PR ceiling | |
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| Codex | Total thread wire | 5.0 KiB | 5.0 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 6.8 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | Thread snapshot wire | 3.8 KiB | 3.8 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 4.9 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | Live turn WebSocket wire | 1.2 KiB | 1.2 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 2.0 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | Live turn WebSocket decoded | 21.5 KiB | 21.5 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 24.4 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | Live turn messages | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 8 | ✅ |
| Claude | Total thread wire | 5.0 KiB | 5.0 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 6.8 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | Thread snapshot wire | 3.8 KiB | 3.8 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 4.9 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | Live turn WebSocket wire | 1.2 KiB | 1.2 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 2.0 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | Live turn WebSocket decoded | 21.9 KiB | 21.9 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 24.4 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | Live turn messages | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 8 | ✅ |
Other scenarios
All 64 scenario measurements match main.
All 64 scenario measurements
| Provider | Scenario | Metric | Main baseline | This PR | Impact | PR ceiling | |
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| Codex | short turn resume | WebSocket decoded | 10.5 KiB | 10.5 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 12.7 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | short turn resume | WebSocket messages | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
| Codex | long turn running, cold open | HTTP decoded | 281.7 KiB | 281.7 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 302.7 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | long turn running, cold open | rows | 75 | 75 | 0 (0.0%) | 75 | ✅ |
| Codex | long turn running, history page | HTTP decoded | 92.4 KiB | 92.4 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 107.4 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | long turn running, history page | rows | 75 | 75 | 0 (0.0%) | 75 | ✅ |
| Codex | long turn finished, cold open | HTTP decoded | 381.5 KiB | 381.5 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 410.2 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | long turn finished, cold open | rows | 151 | 151 | 0 (0.0%) | 151 | ✅ |
| Codex | long turn finished, socket cold open | WebSocket decoded | 381.6 KiB | 381.6 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 410.2 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | long turn finished, socket cold open | WebSocket messages | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
| Codex | long turn finished, socket cold open | rows | 151 | 151 | 0 (0.0%) | 151 | ✅ |
| Codex | long turn finished, work page | HTTP decoded | 186.2 KiB | 186.2 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 200.2 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | long turn finished, work page | rows | 150 | 150 | 0 (0.0%) | 150 | ✅ |
| Codex | idle thread resume | WebSocket decoded | 65 B | 65 B | 0 B (0.0%) | 200 B | ✅ |
| Codex | idle thread resume | WebSocket messages | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | ✅ |
| Codex | fleet shell snapshot | HTTP decoded | 41.6 KiB | 41.6 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 53.7 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | fleet shell snapshot | rows | 27 | 27 | 0 (0.0%) | 27 | ✅ |
| Codex | fleet shell subscribe | WebSocket decoded | 65 B | 65 B | 0 B (0.0%) | 200 B | ✅ |
| Codex | fleet shell subscribe | WebSocket messages | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | ✅ |
| Codex | fleet shell resume check | HTTP decoded | 18 B | 18 B | 0 B (0.0%) | 100 B | ✅ |
| Codex | fleet shell resume check | rows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ✅ |
| Codex | stale shell reload | HTTP decoded | 41.6 KiB | 41.6 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 53.7 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | stale shell reload | rows | 27 | 27 | 0 (0.0%) | 27 | ✅ |
| Codex | stale shell resume | WebSocket decoded | 140 B | 140 B | 0 B (0.0%) | 400 B | ✅ |
| Codex | stale shell resume | WebSocket messages | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
| Codex | stale todo list cold open | HTTP decoded | 72.4 KiB | 72.4 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 83.0 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | stale todo list cold open | rows | 75 | 75 | 0 (0.0%) | 75 | ✅ |
| Codex | stale todo list cold open | nodes | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 4 | ✅ |
| Codex | stale todo list cold open | subagents | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 4 | ✅ |
| Codex | stale todo list cold open | plans | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
| Codex | stale todo list cold open | providerTurns | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
| Codex | stale todo list cold open | checkpoints | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
| Claude | short turn resume | WebSocket decoded | 10.6 KiB | 10.6 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 12.7 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | short turn resume | WebSocket messages | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
| Claude | long turn running, cold open | HTTP decoded | 283.3 KiB | 283.3 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 302.7 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | long turn running, cold open | rows | 75 | 75 | 0 (0.0%) | 75 | ✅ |
| Claude | long turn running, history page | HTTP decoded | 93.4 KiB | 93.4 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 107.4 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | long turn running, history page | rows | 75 | 75 | 0 (0.0%) | 75 | ✅ |
| Claude | long turn finished, cold open | HTTP decoded | 384.2 KiB | 384.2 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 410.2 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | long turn finished, cold open | rows | 151 | 151 | 0 (0.0%) | 151 | ✅ |
| Claude | long turn finished, socket cold open | WebSocket decoded | 384.3 KiB | 384.3 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 410.2 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | long turn finished, socket cold open | WebSocket messages | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
| Claude | long turn finished, socket cold open | rows | 151 | 151 | 0 (0.0%) | 151 | ✅ |
| Claude | long turn finished, work page | HTTP decoded | 188.1 KiB | 188.1 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 200.2 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | long turn finished, work page | rows | 150 | 150 | 0 (0.0%) | 150 | ✅ |
| Claude | idle thread resume | WebSocket decoded | 66 B | 66 B | 0 B (0.0%) | 200 B | ✅ |
| Claude | idle thread resume | WebSocket messages | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | ✅ |
| Claude | fleet shell snapshot | HTTP decoded | 42.2 KiB | 42.2 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 53.7 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | fleet shell snapshot | rows | 27 | 27 | 0 (0.0%) | 27 | ✅ |
| Claude | fleet shell subscribe | WebSocket decoded | 66 B | 66 B | 0 B (0.0%) | 200 B | ✅ |
| Claude | fleet shell subscribe | WebSocket messages | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | ✅ |
| Claude | fleet shell resume check | HTTP decoded | 18 B | 18 B | 0 B (0.0%) | 100 B | ✅ |
| Claude | fleet shell resume check | rows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ✅ |
| Claude | stale shell reload | HTTP decoded | 42.2 KiB | 42.2 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 53.7 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | stale shell reload | rows | 27 | 27 | 0 (0.0%) | 27 | ✅ |
| Claude | stale shell resume | WebSocket decoded | 140 B | 140 B | 0 B (0.0%) | 400 B | ✅ |
| Claude | stale shell resume | WebSocket messages | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
| Claude | stale todo list cold open | HTTP decoded | 73.4 KiB | 73.4 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 83.0 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | stale todo list cold open | rows | 75 | 75 | 0 (0.0%) | 75 | ✅ |
| Claude | stale todo list cold open | nodes | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 4 | ✅ |
| Claude | stale todo list cold open | subagents | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 4 | ✅ |
| Claude | stale todo list cold open | plans | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
| Claude | stale todo list cold open | providerTurns | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
| Claude | stale todo list cold open | checkpoints | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 | ✅ |
Baseline: 0cd6a73 · PR result: 552bf96 · Source CI: success
Scenario and decoded snapshot size
10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.
- Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
- Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB
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Walkthrough
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readResultnow reads Grok CLI MCP results fromoutput.OkayOutputwhenstructuredContentandcontentare absent. A test checks that anhtml_renderresult in this envelope resolves to the expected reference.Changes: Grok MCP result parsing
Layer / File(s) Summary Read the MCP result fallback
packages/shared/src/toolOutput.ts,packages/shared/src/htmlRender.test.tsreadResultfalls back tooutput.OkayOutputwhenstructuredContentandcontentare absent. The test checks that the nestedhtml_renderresult resolves to the expected reference.Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes
Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium
Suggested reviewers:
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Merge Risk: External image Minimal · up to 552bf
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This change lets completed Grok html_render results display inline by reading Grok's MCP result envelope. No actionable merge-blocking risk was found. The fallback for results with no page reference and Grok's error envelope are still not handled, but the PR states these are out of scope.
Pre-merge checks: Passed 4
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Check name Status Explanation Title check Passed The title "fix(shared): html_render pages show for Grok threads" names the main change: Grok CLI MCP results now yield html_render pages. The raw summary confirms readResult in packages/shared/src/too… Linked Issues check Passed The only coding requirement from #23714is that a completed Grok html_render result, which stores the htmlRender reference inside output.OkayOutput, resolves to an html-render entry so the page can sh…Out of Scope Changes check Passed The PR changes two files. toolOutput.ts adds the OkayOutput read path that implements #23714. htmlRender.test.ts adds a regression row for that envelope. Both changes connect directly to the linked is…Description check Passed The description explains the Grok CLI MCP envelope issue, the readResultfix, and the affectedhtml_renderconsumers. It reports tests, screenshots, recordings, and checks not performed. The descr…Full details: Title check
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The title "fix(shared): html_render pages show for Grok threads" names the main change: Grok CLI MCP results now yield html_render pages. The raw summary confirms readResult in packages/shared/src/toolOutput.ts reads the Grok wrapper (output.OkayOutput), and the htmlRender test covers the Grok case. It follows the conventional commit form the template recommends.
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The only coding requirement from
#23714is that a completed Grok html_render result, which stores the htmlRender reference inside output.OkayOutput, resolves to an html-render entry so the page can show inline. The diff in packages/shared/src/toolOutput.ts makes readResult read value.output.OkayOutput when structuredContent and content are absent. The result then passes through the existing reader, which keeps the depth, node, and byte limits. packages/shared/src/htmlRender.test.ts adds a Grok envelope case for htmlRenderFromToolItem. The PR description states that the web, mobile, server, and guest consumers call this shared function, so they receive the fix. The issue's fallback mismatch (wrapper input passed to takeHtmlRender) was marked UNCLEAR by the reporter and is not a stated requirement. The PR states it does not change that fallback. Limits: the PR reports no live Grok run after the fix, and I did not verify the consumer call sites. The PR description says the ACP adapter now gets a reportedPage. The diff for packages/provider-acp/src/server/adapter.ts is empty, so that statement does not match this PR. It does not change the verdict, because the success path depends on the shared reader.
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The PR changes two files. toolOutput.ts adds the OkayOutput read path that implements
#23714. htmlRender.test.ts adds a regression row for that envelope. Both changes connect directly to the linked issue. The adapter.ts diff is empty. The PR description's claim of an adapter change conflicts with the diff, but no unrelated code change was found. The PR also does not claim to fix the error envelope or the fallback wrapper, and it lists both as out of scope.
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The description explains the Grok CLI MCP envelope issue, the
readResultfix, and the affectedhtml_renderconsumers. It reports tests, screenshots, recordings, and checks not performed. The description is substantively complete, though it is lengthy and includes a duplicated AI-assisted note.
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